Scientists battle over whether violence has declined over time

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Scientists battle over whether violence has declined over time
Study of wartime deaths suggests that larger populations remain violent but find safety in numbers
By
Bruce Bower
9:00am, October 20, 2017


Contrary to a popular idea among researchers, modern states haven’t dulled people’s long-standing taste for killing each other in battle, a controversial new study concludes. But living in a heavily populated society may up one’s odds of surviving a war, two anthropologists propose.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientists-battle-over-whether-violence-has-declined-over-time?mode=topic&context=49&tgt=nr